title: Tooth extraction socket healing in pediatric patients treated with intravenous pamidronate.
abstract: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has been described as a complication of bisphosphonate therapy in adults. In the present study, we did not find a case of ONJ among 278 pediatric patients who had received intravenous pamidronate during childhood or adolescence.
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Dentistry, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chahine
authors.forename: Moira S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Head
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Francis H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Glorieux
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rauch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000077268:Pamidronate; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates; D000077268:Pamidronate